_Even in a group setting, you can personalize your workout. If you are trying to strengthen your hips/bottom, then put some extra focus there for each exercise. Toning those arms for springtime? Then make the muscles in your arms work in every single movement. If your schedule cannot accommodate the “level” of mat class that you were hoping to attend, then work even deeper. Your instructor’s job is to guide you through a safe, efficient and thorough workout. But the real work comes from you. Even informing your instructor of your “personal agenda” for the class can help them direct your focus so that you can get the most from your class. Remember, you get out of it what you put in it.